CRACK! CRACK!

The pill was extremely easy to digest. It began to take effect on his body instantly as the sound of bones colliding echoed from within Su Xuan's body.

This took Su Xuan himself by surprise, as he was unclear about what was happening.

His body must have been enhanced by the system so many times that it had reached some kind of critical point. The pill he just took must have caused that point to collapse, triggering some kind of bizarre transformation!

"OW, OW, OW!"

In order not to make Yan Xiaosong overthink things, Su Xuan deliberately screamed in pain. "What's with this medicine of yours? Why does it hurt so much!"

"Eh?"

Yan Xiaosong's eyes widened in astonishment. It was just an unremarkable Body-Strengthening Pill, one that didn't even affect him when he took it. Why was the reaction so intense for Su Xuan?

"Cough, cough!" Yan Xiaosong cleared his throat and bluffed, "This is a Taoist elixir. You're just a plain, ordinary person, so of course you can't withstand its medicinal effects. But don't worry, this is a fortuitous event for you. You're already in the stage of Marrow Cleansing & Bone Refining."

What is Marrow Cleansing & Bone Refining?

It roughly means expelling all impurities from the body, blood, meridians, and so on. It gives the body a comprehensive cleansing, thus making the physique much stronger and increasing the overall harmony of the body.

In Taoist texts, it also implies stepping beyond the physical limits of mortal flesh.

Yan Xiaosong bluffed about Marrow Cleansing & Bone Refining. Of course, he didn't actually believe Su Xuan was undergoing it.

He himself hadn't even reached that stage! Was it even possible for Su Xuan? In his eyes, Su Xuan was just a handsome driver, nothing more.

"Just wait a moment."

Su Xuan pulled over to the side of the road, feigning agonizing pain for a long while before continuing to drive.

But in reality, his body felt incredibly comfortable and light, as if he could fly if he just started running! His strength was also exceptionally abundant. If he were to fight the muscular giant Lu Dongshan again, he was confident he could knock him down with ease.

「Soon, they arrived at the train station.」

After parking the car, Yan Xiaosong said to Su Xuan, "Come with me to look for someone. You're just waiting around anyway, so you might as well help me out. We're... uh, we're our own people now."

"Alright."

Su Xuan had the same intention and followed Yan Xiaosong into the train station.

Yan Xiaosong had let his guard down around Su Xuan, who he saw as just an ordinary person. He said, "Her name is Qi Li. When you see a beautiful girl, you can try calling her name. She doesn't know you, so when she hears you call out to her, she's bound to react."

"Okay."

Su Xuan could hardly hold back his laughter. How could Qi Li not recognize him? She could spot him from a mile away! And now he'd successfully become an undercover agent—one Yan Xiaosong had paid for, no less. If he actually came face-to-face with Qi Li, the scene would be hilarious...

But they walked a full circle around the train station, and while they saw a few beautiful girls, none of them were Qi Li.

During this time, Qiao Yongshou also arrived and joined the search, but naturally, they found nothing.

"Are you sure she came here?" Su Xuan asked Yan Xiaosong after the fruitless search.

"It's hard to say," Yan Xiaosong said. "She owes us money. If she wanted to run, she would likely come to a place like this. Forget it, let's stop looking. I'm getting a bit hungry. Take me to get something to eat."

Yan Xiaosong patted his stomach.

Su Xuan then left the train station with Yan Xiaosong and drove to his own restaurant, Dragon Roar Pavilion. A grand meal cost Yan Xiaosong four to five hundred thousand.

Yan Xiaosong did seem to be very wealthy. He didn't even blink when he paid the bill, which piqued Su Xuan's interest. "Aren't you Taoists?" Su Xuan asked. "You look down on your counterparts who collect incense money, so how do you make a living?"

"Hehe," Yan Xiaosong let out a secretive laugh. "We have plenty of good things on our mountain. We can sell any one of them for an exorbitant price. Take the pill I gave you, for instance—you probably couldn't buy it even if you had the money!"

"Is that so!" Su Xuan feigned surprise.

"And it's not just that!" Yan Xiaosong enjoyed showing off in front of Su Xuan and continued, "We can cure illnesses you people down the mountain can't, save people you can't, and do things you can't. In our eyes, the only thing you have going for you is your advanced technology. Everything else is worthless."

"Impressive!" Su Xuan said, feigning admiration.

"There's plenty more where that came from!"

Yan Xiaosong strutted out of Dragon Roar Pavilion and had Su Xuan drive him around the city.

But Su Xuan had noticed something odd. It didn't seem like Yan Xiaosong was really searching for someone; he was just going through the motions.

「Soon, it was evening.」

Yan Xiaosong made his usual request again.

"Let's call it a night," Yan Xiaosong said from inside the Koenigsegg, glancing out the window at the darkening sky. "Now you can take me to one of those places to find pretty girls. Remember, we don't mind spending money. We must find high-quality ones with good attitudes!"

"Sure!"

Su Xuan took Yan Xiaosong straight to Lycar.

Qiao Yongshou and his men arrived at Lycar around the same time.

However, Lycar naturally didn't have the kind of girls Yan Xiaosong was looking for. Su Xuan was only setting a trap so Zhong Huilan could catch the entire group in one fell swoop. He had no interest in actually spending his time helping them search for Qi Li.

He believed that once Yan Xiaosong and his men were caught, Qi Li would inevitably show herself. Because of her connection to Lu Dongshan, Qi Li would never abandon him and flee on her own.

"This place is really luxurious!"

Upon arriving at Lycar, Yan Xiaosong couldn't stop praising it. "Honestly, the places you have for fun down the mountain are so much better than what we have. It's utterly dull up on our mountain!"

He had no idea that in addition to the Koenigsegg and Dragon Roar Pavilion, even Lycar belonged to Su Xuan. Everything he was raving about was Su Xuan's property.

"Can this girl come with me tonight?"

After some eating and drinking, while they were singing, Yan Xiaosong took a fancy to a hostess in the KTV private room. The girl wore a little white dress, had delicate features, and spoke in a way that was especially endearing. She also had a remarkably cheerful personality.

"You sing another one. I'll go ask the manager," Su Xuan said.

Su Xuan had no intention of throwing one of his own people to the wolves, so he made up an excuse and left the private room.

He turned and walked to another private room instead.

Sitting in that room was an older woman—it was Zhong Huilan, whom Su Xuan had secretly summoned.

"Let's close the net," Su Xuan said directly to Zhong Huilan. "There's no mistake. They're the ones who attacked Lu Dongshan on the street and have been hunting Qi Li."

"Alright!" Zhong Huilan nodded. She took out a packet and handed it to Su Xuan. "Find a way to make them drink this."

It was a packet of powder that could render someone unconscious, something she had confiscated from criminals. Its potency was so strong that even an elephant couldn't withstand it, making it perfect for the current situation.

Su Xuan took the powder and turned to walk back out.

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